National Geographic Magazine - Volume 78 Bound - July - December 1940 Save

Marvellous bound volume containing 6 months' worth of superlative illustrated articles.

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National Geographic Magazine – July to December 1940 (Volume 78)
July 1940 (Vol. 78, No. 1)
  • London Wins the Battle (early Blitz coverage; Frederick Simpich; 40 illus., 28 in color)
  • Britain Stands Guard (air-raid wardens, barrage balloons, evacuations)
  • Color Close-ups of England at War (16-page color supplement)
  • The Society’s New Map of the British Isles
August 1940 (Vol. 78, No. 2)
  • Your New World of Tomorrow (1940s vision of the postwar world; F. Barrows Colton; 32 illus., 24 in color)
  • America’s Part in a New World (U.S. industry gearing up)
  • Insignia of the United States Army (full-color plates)
  • The Society’s New Map of the Pacific Ocean
September 1940 (Vol. 78, No. 3)
  • Neutral United States: Arsenal of Democracy (Frederick Simpich; 44 illus., 36 in color)
  • American Industry Lends a Hand (factories converting to war production)
  • Shoulder Insignia of the U.S. Army (additional color plates)
  • Byroads and Backwoods of Manitoba (small Canadian article slipped in before the war took over completely)
October 1940 (Vol. 78, No. 4)
  • Canada’s War Effort (W. Robert Moore; 40 illus., 32 in color)
  • Canada Counts the Cost (training camps, convoys, shipbuilding)
  • Color supplement: Flags of the Pan-American Nations
  • The Society’s New Map of Canada
November 1940 (Vol. 78, No. 5)
  • The United States Navy in Wartime (Admiral William V. Pratt & staff writers; 48 illus., 36 in color)
  • Our Navy Keeps Pace with a Changing World
  • Insignia and Decorations of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (full-color plates)
  • The Fleet’s Home Port: Norfolk and Hampton Roads
December 1940 (Vol. 78, No. 6)
  • American Wings Over the Seven Seas (U.S. Army Air Corps & Navy aviation; 44 illus., 32 in color)
  • Wings for the Navy’s Fleet
  • Wings of the Army (new bombers, fighters, patrol squadrons)
  • Insignia of the United States Army Air Corps (full-color plates)
  • The Society’s New Map of the Atlantic Ocean (war routes edition)
These six issues mark the complete pivot: by the end of 1940 National Geographic had become almost entirely a magazine of war preparation, defense industry, and military insignia — the last peacetime travel articles vanished after September.

Please note: the magazines are bound without the yellow-bordered covers (and without supplementary maps and most of the advertising). 

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